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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-16

Few cities in the world seem to be so il
provided with that which is one of the ne
cessities of healthy life-the ready means
of bathing-as New York is. In the over
crowded tenement houses bathrooms are
unknown, and there are no washhouses
Washing must be done in the room in
, which the family lives, and in many cases
sleep, drinking in the seeds of disease
from an atmosphere reeking with foul
steam What wonder il home loses its
attractions and is merely regarded as &
night shelter, and escape is sought from
its sitting atmosphere in the saloon, dance
/ hall or street. The homes of the poor car
never be fit for civilized beings to live in
until baths and Washhouses are established
within the reach and means of every poor
man. Baths and washhouses are in sue
cessful operation in all the leading towns
in England and on the continent, antl
there can be no doubt that similar estab-
lishments would be equally successful il
New York.
A few remarks on the London baths
may, perhaps, serve a good purpose and
help to practical results. London has up
ward of twenty public baths and wash
houses and about twenty-five establish
ments with only swimming and private
baths. Counting three to each establish
ment, total of 1856 swimming baths.
Bathing is also allowed morning and
evening, in the lakes of the London parks,
affording accommodation to many thou
sand bathers. The public baths and
washhouses, although not erected with
any idea of profit, have more than paid
expenses and in many cases proved very
remunerative.-Cor. New York Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-16
Barge Versus Freight Cars

GLOW many thousand feet have you on
board?' I call to the skipper of q large
barge as we glide past him.
''Two hundred and twenty thousand, :"
was the answer That gets me thinking
railroad car will carry 5000 feet. Call
it 10,0 600. That means THAT it would re-
qutre twenty-five cars to transport from
Ottawa to New York the lumber which
that single barge is freighting down so
easily that two horses are towing it along
at good pace. Let us do little figur-
ing and see the practical side of the great
question of American transportation-th
freighting of our heavy products across
the continent. Perhaps we shall learn
something Here, within sight of me, are
sixteen barges, lumber ladened. They
average 100000 feet. That gives us a to-
tai of 1885, 900 feet. 1t would require
$50 railroad cars to carry what these six
teen barges are so easily floating. That
little wheezy tug, at an inconsiderable cost
per barge per day, is doing the work of at
least ten locomotives. AS / look at the tug
and barges and canal, see how small,
comparatively, is the invested capital how
trifling the wear and tear and risk, how
small the number of men required to do
for the country this immense and benei-
cent service, and exclaim in my impa-
thence, elbow long will the American
people continue to transport their heavy
and bulky products of forest, mine and
farm by that most expensive and risky of
all methods Of transportation ever en-
ployed by any people in the world?"--W.
H. H. Murray in New York World.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-16
Virtues of the Autiphone.

A Yankee clerk in one of the depart
ments has invented continuance called
the autiphone The thing consists of n
little diaphragm that can be put in the
ear, where it is not visible or unpleasant,
and it shuts out all sounds except the
words of person conversing close to one
wearing the phones. The noise of
wagons, ice cream men and the deviled
crab man are wholly shut out. The dia-
phragm operates like the corundum
crystals that polarize light, letting some
rays pass and shutting out others.-New
? York Sun.
Hardly Got at 1t Yet.
"Ten me- he whispered with the
hoarseness of emotion; whispered as if he
feared the murmuring surf might catch
the question and bear it to some other
ears Tell me, have you ever loved?"
She tfembled. She hesitated for a mo-
ment, and he thought he felt her bushes
glow into his eyes. She trembled, and in
a still, soft whisper, gentle as the summer
breeze, answered.,
'tNot this summer ''-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-16
j. L. MAILMAN, Stauptop, Va.
CURED AT YOUR HOME !!

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November
Food Treatment Co-Had eight
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percpbe relief
consulted Dr. Harnsberger build
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VA.
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operated onb y physicians
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cuIew re
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Subscribed November
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FOOD TREATMENT COMPANY.
ain ST., Staunton, Va.
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a1netrg.
dwight Song.


The birds fly home from east and west,
The sleepy winds are blowing,
All tired wee things have gone to rest,
And Baby must be going.
Dress him in white,
And fold him tight,
And Whisper once, and twice sGood night 7
Then set af1oat
The cradle boat
The slumber-ship is Just in sight;
Now rock and row,
Swing to and fro,
The winds are soft, the waves are low,
The Dream-world shores lie dim and blue,
The sky is fair, the ship is true.
Oh Baby to be left behind
Would bring us care and sorrow;
Ills in the Dream-world you must find
The laughter for tomorrow,
There kisses grow,
And dimples blow
And tinkling streams of music flow,
So sweet and clear
Oh Baby dear,
The time is up to rock and row.
We reach the ship;
No-back we slip
A gain the oars we poiSe and dip.
We dip and poise-Ohl ship so white,
Now take him in. Sweetheart, goodnight.
Carrie ". Bronson, in Good Cheer.
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0upERR LIVEKY!-I desire TO announce to my
= friends and the public generally, that have
now one Of the most complete ON and th%9rGoughy
FIST And stylish teams single OF double; First
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Baggage deliver or called Tor al any point In
the city and carefully handled.
am prepared to offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS to
travelling men. Horses boarded by the day, week,
or month at reasonable rates. and the very best at
tention guaranteed
1 will give my personal attention and assistance
to any one leaving horses az mr. stable, to sell them
to the best advantage. -
Give me call and you shE ffnet go away disap-
pointed. -a1ssr, a RMANs
marlS auntOn. va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-16

Highest degree of quality insures
lowest cost and best work.
The price per gallon higher, but
quantity needed is less than if any
other paints were used.
Any building that is not satisfacto-
rily painted with it, or upon which its
use has not cost less than if other
paints had been used, will be repainted
at our expense. For sale by
HUGHES & ROBINSON, Sole Agts.,
Staunton, Va.
april 6m
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CONSUMPTION,
Liver. Blood. and LUNGS.

If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have
sallow color of skin, or yellowish-brown spots
on face or body, frequent headache or dizzi-
chills, alternating with hot flushes, low spirits
and gloomy forebodings, irregular appetite,
and coated tongue you are suffering from
TMGigestiO OH, Dyspepsia. and Torpid
Liver, or SsEEiIiousness .'' In many
cases only part of these symptoms are cxpe-
rienced. As remedy for all such cases,
Dr. Piercess Golden Medical Dis
cOvery is unsurpassed.
For weak Lungs, Splitting OF
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SOLD BY DRUGGIsTs, at $1.OO, or SIX
BOTTLES for $500.
book on Consumption. Address,
Worlds DispeIIsary Medical Assoc
citation, 663 Main Street, BUFFALO, n. Y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
SOME EAFTER-THOUGHTS.

a Calm View of Question Which Has
Excited Considerable Excitement
There was really no occasion to kick
up so delirious an excitement over the
proposed restoration of the captured
Confederate flags to the various South
ern States in which the regiments car
rying these flags had been organized.
The President has promptly rescinded
the order, having found that the tat
tered and battered trophies must
await such disposition us Congress
may see fit to make of them and now
the question arises in all seriousness:
What harm can be done by scattering
these mementoes of fratricidal conflict.
or what good can be done by keeping
them locked up in garret at Wash
ington?
The Graphic does not undervalue
the sentiments of the veterans who
compose the Grand Army of the Re-
public. They made great sacrifices
for the maintenance of the Union, and
are naturally proud of the victories they
won. But is there any good reason
why they should applaud the ferocious
maledictions invoked by General Fair
childP Secession is dead Us Julius
Cesar. North and SouCh are one and
at peace. We are all trying to oblit-
crate every ugly memory of the civil
war. What, then, is the use of raising
rurnpus about these flags
that symbolic only dead issueP
They are not needed to attest
the patriotism or valor of those who
captured them. Had they been COM
mitted to the care of separate organ
izations, they would probably have
been returned long ago to the men who
fought under them. 1t is all u matter
of sentiment, of course. but it seems to
us that the Grand Army men will be
more magnanimous by and by. The
restored Union needs no such memo.
rials of the fiery ordeal through which
it passed. T. Graphic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
Buttons on Coat Cuffs.

Every body of an observant turn of
mind has noticed the two or three but
tons on the cuffs of military coats, but
few kaow the origin and reason of this
custom. They were first worn by SOL
diers in the English army. The first
coat of the English army had no but
tons on the cuffs, and the soldiers used
to draw the cuff of their coat across
their nose and mouth on every occasion
when pocket handkerchief or napkin
might have been called in requisition.
AS matter of course the cuff became
shiny and defaced. Punishment and
reprimand were tried, but they did not
stop this habit. and at last board of
officers met and suggested the buttons
on the sleeve, which was adopted.
They wore the first on top of the sleeve.
but they have moved backward as til @
handkerchief moved forward. To-day
the uniform coat Of every nation has
buttons ON tbe sleeve or cuff. .--Broo H.
Ian Eagle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
everything, and they .lsa ) know 10th.

ing"
Mr.. Garland often remarked that
"thcre never was boy so set In his way
as Peter" and he now plodded away
sullenly at his fortification, until large
drop Of rain, splashing on his hand,
made him spring to his feet In hurry
and look wildly around for his young
turkeys. which were scattered In all di-
rcctions. "Tressy Polly, do come and
help me!' he shouted, rs he rushed dis
tractedly hither and yon; and kind
hearted Tressy responded quickly, but
mischevous little Polly only sat at an
upper window. laughing at his distress.
while she lisped: "Deth you think dirls
are thum dood now"
But 1t was all of no use; the turkeys
seemed determined to rush on to their
own destruction, and soon the rain
came pelting down in such torrents as
to drench them to the skin. 1t was a
sorry night for Peter as he worked
over his pets, trying to dry and warm
them; and for weeks after, as he
watched his young turkeys dwindle
and die, one by one, and with them all
his hopes of the long-desired bicycle.
ne bitterly regretted that hour, spent
so obstinately over the dirt fort
His father refrained from even a
word of reproach. although he reward
ed Tressy we'll for her care But
whenever Peter was inclined to lord
1t over his sisters, and think he knew
better than every one else, it was only
necessary to say to him, "Well. Peter
SO you prefer mud-pies to turkeysF"-
a. @. Sage. in american AgricuIturist.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

Bill Chandlers resurrection in
New Hampshire pleases many Repub-
lican organs, but the truly happy are
Secor Robeson, Boss Keifcr. Powell
clayton and Steve Dorsey. Chicago
Herald.
You'll find. if you look isto it
closely, that the fellow who now waves
the bloody shirt the fiercest is the same
chap who was dying with consumption
twenty-five years ago and couldn't go
to war; Cincinnati Telegram.
1t comes in bad taste for John
Sherman to complain of the rebel brig
idicrs being put in the saddle to-day.
when twenty years ago his party set
the example by putting Mosby, Long
street and Key in the saddle to the en-
rlusion of wounded Union veterans.
Governor 81. John.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
RIDING ON TURTLES.
Tho Peculiar Pastlme Enjoyed by the Peo-
pie of North Carolina.


At Smithfcld, N. c., monster green
turtles, weighing as much as fifteen
hundred pounds each, frequent the
beach all the way down to Fort Caswell,
four miles below the town. People eat
their eggs, but do not eat the turtles.
Beach parties of young folks go down
there, gathering beautiful shells, have
dances on the hard sand in the noon
light, roast oysters and have fun with
the turtles. When u female turtle
wishes to lay her eggs she crawls up
the sandy beach to Il place that suits
her fancy, digs with her tlippers big
hole in the sand, and then lays in the
hole two hundred or three hundred
eggs. The eggs are not dumped in
pile, but laid out smoothly and neatly
it makes no odds to her how large q
beach party stands around superintend-
ing the process. She attends strictly
to business, and even if the eggs are
taken from the hole as fast as she lays
them, it does not ut all discourage or
ITlShlcH Hcr' Vhoh oho ScI' c"io"S"
she scrapes the sand back into the hole,
whether the eggs are there or not, and
starts back to the water. That is the
time for the beach party to have fun
with her. AS many OF them rs can
mount her big dome-like back do so,
and she carries them down to the wa
ter's edge, where they jump off and she
goes on. She does not seem to mind
their weight or show any disposition to
resent their good-natured familiarity.
Sometimes they turn her over on her
back, but after she has helplessly
paved the ar little while, they right
her again and she waddles Off IN r.
Times.
Japanese buckwheat is highly
recommended az q honey plant
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
QUEER KINDS OF FRUIT.
How Blood Oranges Are Produced by the
Peasants In Sicily.

Strolling about the neighborhood of
the Quincy market, my attention was
attracted by the sign. "Blood Oranges.
$3.50 box," which decorated the ex-
terror of an importers shop. had
always supposed that the blood orange
was freak of nature, to be found semi
occasionally like yellow fire-cracker
in II pack of the Golden Dragons brand;
but this, it seems, was mistake, for
the dealer assured ,ne that the ruddy
fruit was distinct variety.
at is .artiticially Produced" he said.
"by grating an ordinary orange tree
with the pomegranate. The result is an
orange like any other, so far as flavor
is concerned, but with red juice that is
visible through the skin. 1t brings a
slightly higher price, because it is re-
garded rs II curiosity. The people Of
Sicily cultivate it mostly. Yes, there
are one or two queer kinds of orenges
l know Of. The pineapple orange,
which has something Of the pineapple
flavor, is finding its way into the
ihathSbs Ahph 10 eho hV'Oh
orange, grown extensively in Southern
California 1t is considered particularly
fine, and sells at corresponding prices.
The most curious thing about it is the
astonishingly accurate imitation of the
human umbilicus which ornaments the
extremity farthest from the stem. 1t Is
from this peculiarity that the variety
takes its name. These navel oranges.
by the way, are of the feminine gender,
and have no seeds nj all.
II had few sweet lemons in stock
the other day." added the dealer.
"They are quite rarity. People in
this part Of the world have poor taste
In tropical fruit, any way. They will
always pny more for red banana than
for u yellow one, though the former is
considered an inferior fruit where both
are grown. The lime, too, is far more
priced in tropical countries than tho
lemon, but N0rtherners think 1t is only
good for pickling."-Boston Globe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
AN EXCHANGE.

I had put on Daisy's hat,
And she had put on mine;
And then we ran and got to school
Just as the clock struck nine.
And there sat in DaIsy's seat,
And she went into mine;
For was Daisy for the day,
And she was me, May Vine.
At noon each ate tho others lunchj
My appetite was small,
For mamma'd made my special cahe,
And Daisy had II oil.
Then, after school, when went OF
To Daisy's house to tea,
Thought "would mamma spread the Jam
As thick for her rs mer'
And Daisy's papa'd brought for her
A box Of chewing gum;
And, oh | / saw across tho street
My FAIRY Tales" had come.
You see, don't like chewing gum,
It makes me sick, indeed;
While Daisy-she's q darling girl,
But doesn't like to read.
So, like flash skipped away,
And right upon the walk
Was Daisy dear-shed started, tool
We didn't stop to talk;
But ran into papa's house,
And was so glad twas past,
And was my otcn mamma's girl,
And in her arms at lasti
-Youths Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09

MIR. Boggs (reading English his
tory )-"The Prince of Wales in 1893"
Mrs. Boggs Qnterrupting) 1.-THE
Prince of Wales in 1898! Goodness! ]
didn't know the Prince of Wales was
such an old man as thatl' Detroit
.Frss Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09

"A Pennsylvania dog has been left
the legacy of $1,000, the interest Of
which is to be used for his support.
After his death the fund is to 90 to
church, but as the provisions of the
will in respect to the dog are being
faithfully carried out, the church will
probably not be benefited for some
time.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09
A LITTLE STORY.
Told by Myra, or bv Her Papn, or by Both
OF Them Together.

Told by Myra or by Her Papn, or by Both
OF Them Together.
'Tell me story. papa" said little
Myra.
lifted her into my lap and began:
IA man was driving q pony through
the woods.
"What woodsp"
"a forest"
"What is forestp"
"a lot Of trees"
"Like ut grandma'sp"
"Yes, dear A man was driving q
black pony through"
"a black pony, papaP'
eyes"
"With white star on its fore
headp"
Eyes. pet"
"And one white footp"
Eyes, dear A man was drivinga
pony through the woods. He met a
dog"
"Yes."
"With brass collar onp"
eyes"
"Like Uncle Joe's9'
"Yes."
"What was the dogs namep"
'Carlo."
"Oh!"
.There was cat''-
"But you hadn't said any thing
about cat"
Hadn't IP Well, it was in the
wagon"
"Beside tho manp"
"Yes."
ION the seat beside himp"
"Yes."
"And where was tho kittenp"
1.-THE kittenP Oh, it was in the
wagon, to-"
'In basketp"
eyes"
''With a lid to itp''
"Yes."
"It didn't jump out, did ltP"
"No, dear"
swell. go on. Why do you stop 50
oftenp'
"a girl came along with para
sol''-
"a little girlP"
"Yes."
"About my agep"
"Yes."
"a silk parasole"
'Yes."
"With a crooked handler"
with a straight handle"
"Going to school. was sheP"
Eyes"
''With books and slate. and lunch
basket?"
'Yes."
'Just like I do?"
"Yes."
''You went to school when you were
little, didn't you. papaP"
'Oh. yes"
''Did you take lunchp"
"Yes."
Bread and butterP''
"Yes.'
"And a hard-boiled eggP"
Eyes"
"And cheesep"
eyes"
"Idon't like cheese. Mamma doesn't
put any in my basket I guess I'll run
and play awhile"
'All right. Myra; but-what do you
think of my storyp"
"Oh. it was ever so NICE"
But wasn't quite sure whether
had told the story OF whether she had
told it. or whether there had been any
story told at all.-Fra'sh H. Stanmfsr.
.o,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-09

when it was driven out of the offices it
abused.
Is it any wonder, then, that the tide
of Democracy is rising higher each
year and sweeping away, in its resist
less power, Republican strongholds
which were considered impregnable?
Even Rhode Island, "iron-clad and
rock-ribbed Republican Rhode Island"
as Governor Hill termed it, has
passed out of Republican hands, in
spite of the party advantage main
tanned by actually disfranchising every
foreign-born citizen unless he is Il free
holder. Signs of the final breaking up
of the once proud party are manifested
in other New England States and in
the Northwest, where it was most
strongly entrenched. The change is
easily accounted for. The Democratic
party is giving the people better gov
ernment than that which characterized
Republican rule, and is in favor of just
and equal laws for all. The Rcpub-
lican party is still welded to the idols
that caused its overthrow in 1884 and
has shown in adversely more malig-
nant and reckless spirit than in pros
perity. 1t can not assimilate itself
with the cause of the people, for it is
the creature and tool of monopoly.
Its intolerance alone is sufficient to
keep it unpopular, and when its innate
tendency to corruption and eXtraya-
gance is added, nothing more is needed
to show that it is entitled to an in
definite period of exclusion from the
government of the people. Albany
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